creativity Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:34:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Is Riding Like Walking: A path to more creative thinking? https://scooterinthesticks.com/2023/03/is-riding-like-walking-a-path-to-more-creative-thinking/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2023/03/is-riding-like-walking-a-path-to-more-creative-thinking/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:34:12 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10841 Ride or Walk? I’ve long recognized feeling better when I go for a ride. The distance, duration, or destination don’t seem to matter. A recent study from Stanford University suggests that walking led people to more creative thinking. I’ve read about writers being able to shake loose mental blocks and solve narrative problems while walking. […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2023/03/is-riding-like-walking-a-path-to-more-creative-thinking/feed/ 16 10841 Lost in Thought https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/10/lost-in-thought/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/10/lost-in-thought/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2018 09:58:53 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8779 In My Head Finding this sign on the back of a Honda Metropolitan scooter had me wondering if my recent tendencies to be lost in thought were a result of not riding the Vespa enough.  It’s been sitting quietly in the garage sucking electrons from a Battery Tender for over a week now.  The weather […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/10/lost-in-thought/feed/ 14 8779 Comfort with Ambiguity https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/comfort-with-ambiguity/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/comfort-with-ambiguity/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2016 11:40:40 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5799 Winter Scooter Riding is Confusing (but Beautiful) Comfort with ambiguity caused me to think about riding the Vespa scooter in winter because at best all the elements are in play and in flux conspiring against you.  A slight change in weather has great influence over how you ride.  The uncertainly clearly leaves you in an […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/comfort-with-ambiguity/feed/ 8 5799 Other Forms of Travel https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/12/other-forms-of-travel/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/12/other-forms-of-travel/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2014 03:25:10 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=4353 Having taken a few days of vacation time from work provided the potential opportunity to do some more serious scooter riding with the Vespa.  Sloth, weather and bad planning on my part eliminated my options revolving around the Vespa and relegated me to other forms of travel. Weather interfered on a few mornings as the […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/12/other-forms-of-travel/feed/ 9 4353 Cold Riding https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/11/cold-riding/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/11/cold-riding/#comments Sun, 16 Nov 2014 19:05:34 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=4275 Cold and grey this morning for my weekly ride into Saint’s Cafe where I attempt to keep a creative flame alive — if only a flicker.  The 35F temperature provided another opportunity to try the new First Gear jacket and test my Gerbing electric gloves to make sure they’re working.  The jacket was great and […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/11/cold-riding/feed/ 12 4275 Frank Armstrong: Photographer https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/10/frank-armstrong-photographer/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/10/frank-armstrong-photographer/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2014 23:36:52 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=4148 On the road early to have breakfast with photographer Frank Armstrong at the Naked Egg Cafe in Pine Grove Mills, Pennsylvania.  Grey mist shrouded the valley with a quiet threat of rain.  For a few moments I considered the seductive ease of getting into the car rather than pull on protective gear to ride.  A […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/10/frank-armstrong-photographer/feed/ 13 4148 Learning to See https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/09/learning-to-see/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/09/learning-to-see/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2014 01:39:57 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=4023 As the day began to darken I stood in the driveway watching the sky as the dark clouds swept overhead, the grey descending like a thick blanket masking sharp edges of the world so only soft shapes and tones remained.  “The light is nice right now,” emerged from my lips and intended for no one, […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/09/learning-to-see/feed/ 8 4023 Renewing a Dead Battery https://scooterinthesticks.com/2010/10/renewing-dead-battery/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2010/10/renewing-dead-battery/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:15:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=336 Have you ever misplaced your car in a parking garage? Last Tuesday evening I wandered through five floors before realizing I left my truck at the loading dock when I returned from an assignment around noon. With the flashers on. After five hours the battery wasn’t interested in starting the engine. But that’s not the […]

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